Freight Trains Collide; 1 Killed, Area Evacuated
<i> Reuters</i>
KNOX, Ind. —
Two freight trains collided head-on Tuesday, killing one crew member, injuring five others and forcing residents to evacuate their homes when leaking sulfur from a tank car created a noxious cloud, officials said. Several fire departments fought a fire caused by the crash about 50 miles southeast of Chicago.
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